Free Web NovelChapter 276: Baba
Madame Maven welcomed Zyair back as he arrived home late. Skyla had retired to bed as she had office the next day and Madame Maven had instructed her to begin resting earlier. It was essential for the healthy growth of the baby.
"Sir, can I get you something?" Madame Maven respectfully asked.
The older woman was beyond elated when Skyla called and informed her earlier that she was pregnant and wished for her to come live with them. This has been her home for more than half of her life and Skyla was all she had left of Mr and Mrs Adams. She had no family and they had been the ones to give her shelter and accept her.
"Please! Call me Zyair. And no, I already ate. You can retire for the night," he answered with an equal amount of respect.
He remembered her from the park, she had been with Skyla that day during their childhood. She had been extremely vigilant and possessive of her young miss and this made him respect this woman even more.
"Good night, Mr Zyair and please let me call you that or I will feel weird." A smile holding reverence for him crept up on her face. She didn’t know he was the same boy Skyla had shown kindness to once but she was fully aware how he had liberated her young miss from the clutches of her evil ex-husband.
"Good night, Madame Maven."
Both of them retired to their rooms. Zyair took extra care to open their bedroom door so he wouldn’t disturb her sleep. He tip-toed inside and slowly closed the door behind him, making a minimum sound.
Her starry night lamp was on, which turned their room into some star-studded galaxy. Slowly he inched closer to her sleeping figure. She was tightly hugging Mr Cuddles while her auburn locks partially hid her beautiful face from him.
Smiling to himself, the smile that held endless love for her, he carefully picked up her soft curly hair and tenderly placed it on the pillow so he could stare openly at her sleeping face.
Calmness and serenity were all he found there and couldn’t help but affectionately stare at her.
The pregnancy had made him more and more possessive of her. He wanted to protect her and their unborn child at all costs now. After what he and Eris had unearthed today about Doran, he was more conscious now.
He wished to kiss her but was afraid that her sleep would be disturbed. Slowly he walked off to get changed and get into bed.
Once he was done with his bathroom activities, Zyair slid into the bed beside her and carefully coiled his arms around her waist, pressing his warm body into hers. Skyla was a heavy sleeper and she mostly didn’t wake up whenever Zyair came late or hugged her when she was sleeping. But, tonight she opened her eyes as soon as she felt his heat.
"Zyy!" She sleepily turned to face him and cupped his apologetic-looking face in her smooth hands, "You are back."
"Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you, love."
"It’s okay. I don’t know when I fell asleep, I puked out dinner and it seems like I can’t stand the smell of fried onions as well," she told him with a heavy sigh.
"Ah! We won’t use fried onions for now then. Did you take your folic acid and medicines?" Zyair questioned, wrapping a stray lock of hair on his index and putting it behind her ear.
"I did but eukkh! They tasted so bad that I wanted to vomit them out too." She pouted like a child and Zyair remembered how much she hated taking medicines.
"But they are important, my beautiful wife. They will help in the healthy development of our baby." His thumb rubbed her cherry-like cheek.
"I know, doesn’t mean I have to like them," she countered, her forehead still forming slight ridges.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will feed them to you, myself. And every medicine will be followed by one bonus kiss. So what do you say?" Leaning closed he rubbed his long nose with hers. Giggles made her whole frame quiver, she loved it when he did that.
"That’s a good plan, I will do it."
"That’s my favourite girl. Let me talk to my baby before we sleep," Zyair asked with a slow yawn. He was tired, exhausted even after that devil consumed all his energy. freewёbnoνel.com
"Of course." Skyla happily obliged. Zyair slid down and lifted the Kakashi-themed nightshirt she was wearing, revealing her flat belly to his awaiting eyes. He couldn’t wait for the day when her belly would be all big and round so he would be able to feel their baby.
"Hey! Little one, it’s your Baba." His hand so affectionately rested on her skin that Skyla’s heart somersaulted with the love and elation it brought her. freёweɓnovel.com
"I know you are still too tiny to hear or understand me but my presence will always be here right alongside your mommy. I will sing to you, read stories to you and talk to you daily. No day will be missed, ever. Baba promises." Leaning in he slowly kissed her belly, burying his face in it.
The smile on Skyla’s face was spreading ear to ear. Her husband knew how to do everything right. She knew he would be a remarkable father and would absolutely spoil the kids, she would have to be the tough parent.
Zyair had never gotten his parents’ love and now thinking about his own child, he had decided to do everything his parents hadn’t.
To be present.
To love unconditionally.
To talk to them daily.
So much he had already planned and knew it would be torturous eight months before he would be able to see his daughter. He was sure it was going to be a baby girl.
Clutching her waist and with his face buried in Skyla’s soft belly, Zyair went to sleep and forgot all his worries and hardships for the time being.
Skyla’s fingers leisurely stroked his hair for a long time before she fell asleep as well.
